Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Amends IRC section 136 to expand the tax exclusion for conservation subsidies to cover rebates or subsidies for water conservation/efficiency, stormwater management, and wastewater management measures for a taxpayer’s principal residence. Defines key terms (water conservation measure, stormwater management measure, wastewater management measure, public utility, storm water management provider) and applies the exclusion to amounts received after December 31, 2021.
Liberal emphasizes environmental uptake; conservatives emphasize tax expenditure concerns
Narrow technical tax fix with cross-constituency appeal; low controversy makes House passage relatively easy.
Amends IRC section 136 to expand the tax exclusion for conservation subsidies to cover rebates or subsidies for water conservation/efficiency, stormwater management, and wastewater management measures for a taxpayer’s principal residence.
Defines key terms (water conservation measure, stormwater management measure, wastewater management measure, public utility, storm water management provider) and applies the exclusion to amounts received after December 31, 2021.
Includes a non‑inference clause about prior tax treatment.
Targeted, low-controversy tax exclusion with modest fiscal impact; likely to advance if attached to a broader tax or appropriations vehicle.
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Liberal emphasizes environmental uptake; conservatives emphasize tax expenditure concerns
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Liberal emphasizes environmental uptake; conservatives emphasize tax expenditure concerns
Likely supportive: treats water‑saving rebates like existing energy rebates, encouraging conservation and resilience.
Sees it as a modest federal policy aligning tax treatment with environmental goals.
Cautiously favorable: sensible parity with energy rebates and narrow scope (principal residence) limits fiscal exposure.
Would want cost estimates and clear definitions to prevent abuse.
Skeptical: opposes expanding tax exclusions (new tax expenditure) and favors limiting federal tax code changes.
May accept conservation goals but prefers market or state solutions without new federal tax preferences.
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Targeted, low-controversy tax exclusion with modest fiscal impact; likely to advance if attached to a broader tax or appropriations vehicle.
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Liberal emphasizes environmental uptake; conservatives emphasize tax expenditure concerns
Targeted, low-controversy tax exclusion with modest fiscal impact; likely to advance if attached to a broader tax or appropriations vehicle.
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